HomeMy WebLinkAbout025769 ORD - 05/25/2004AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTERTWO, ARTICLE
V, CODE OF ETHICS, SECTION 2-311, PROVISIONS FOR FORMER
EMPLOYEES, SUBSECTION 21;PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances, Chapter Two, Article V, Code of Ethics, Section
2-311, Standards, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-31'1. Standards.
"Provisions for employees:
"(20) As an employee you shall not have an interest in any contract with the city.
"(21) Unless previously recommended bv the City Manager, and approved by the Ethics
Commision, as As an employee, you shall not, within twelve (12) months after leaving
city employment, represent any other person or organization in any formal or informal
appearance with the city council or any other agency or employee of the city concerning
a project for which you had responsibility as an employee."
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section,
paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the
definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus
Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
SECTION 5. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy
attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for
immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs
and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon
ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance .is passed and takes effect
upon first re/~d~g as an emergency measure this the ~ day of
! I'~[,L4 ,2004.
May 2004 Chapter 2 amd. DOC
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ATTEST:
Armando Chapa,
City Secretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Mayor
APPROVED: May 19, 2004
Lisa Aguilar~~
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
May 2004 Chapter 2 amd DOC
Corpus Christi, Texas
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and
voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you
suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or
at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
City of Corpus Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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L~tat~ ~o! Texas
County of Nueces
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Ad # 49O8226
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana
Hinoiosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Credit
Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at
Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee,
Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak,
Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed
is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on the World
Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 31ST day(s) of MAY, 2004.
$64.50
TWO (2) Time(s)
Credit Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
JUNE 01, 2004.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.
Corpus Christi CaUer-Times, Monday, May 31,2004~D21
OF ORDINANC~ NO,
025769
Ordinance amending
the Code ol
Ordinances, C
Corpus Christi,
Ctta~ot~- 2, Ar~cle V~
Code of Ethlcw,
Secllon 2-311;
Stan~te, n:l~ Provts~ms
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Sube~::~3~ 21.
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